Inner vs. Outer Planets Review

What is the center of the Solar System?

• Earth

• Moon

• Sun

• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What does a planet orbit?

• A moon

• A star

• A comet

• An asteroid

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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What is another term used to describe the inner planets?

• Gaseous

• Terrestrial

• Icy

• Metallic

Which feature is NOT associated with inner planets?

• No rings

• Made of rock

• Large size

• More dense

What is true about the revolution of the Inner Planets?

• They have a long revolution

• They have a short revolution

• They do not revolve

• They revolve around each other

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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Which planet is closest to the Asteroid Belt?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Jupiter

Identify and fill in the names of the planets.

b

c

d

f

g

h

e

a

Mars

Venus

Earth

Saturn

Mercury

Neptune

Jupiter

Uranus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

​ (a)   is the closest planet to the Sun.

• Mercury
• Venus
• Neptune
• Uranus

What is the fourth planet from the sun?

• Mercury

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

If you were standing on Mars, how many planets in our solar system would be farther from the Sun than your location?

• Four

• Three

• Five

• Two

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept